All we have to do now is answer some of those questions! On 9 Aug 2014 15:22, "Pierre-Selim" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you so much to everyone involve in work. It's awesome! > > > 2014-08-09 14:29 GMT+02:00 Nicole Ebber <[email protected]>: > > > Hi all, > > > > we have just published the Chapters Dialogue movie. 1 year condensed into > > 30 minutes. > > > > https://vimeo.com/102508380 > > > > Upload to Commons and subtitles will follow soon. > > > > Enjoy! > > Nicole > > > > > > On 1 August 2014 21:28, Nicole Ebber <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear Wikimedia friends, > > > > > > I am happy to announce that we have finally released the documentation > > > of the Chapters Dialogue project. > > > > > > You might probably remember: The Chapters Dialogue was the project > > > that was initiated by Wikimedia Deutschland in spring 2013, my former > > > colleague Kira Krämer interviewed representatives from Wikimedia > > > Chapters, the Wikimedia Foundation as well as Funds Dissemination and > > > Affiliations Committee. Kira and I presented the insights at several > > > occasions already, and now the written report is at your disposal. > > > > > > Please find all the information on the Meta page: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_Dialogue > > > > > > For those of you who are already on their way into the weekend, to > > > London, or reading via mobile, I’m copying the Executive Summary of > > > the findings at the end of this email. > > > > > > Luckily, Wikimania is coming and I will be available to answer your > > > questions and reflect on ideas or concerns with anyone interested. > > > I’ll be in London from Tuesday till Monday, and will host a session on > > > the Chapters Dialogue insights on Saturday from 12:15 to 13:00 in room > > > Auditorium 1[1]. Attendees of this session will witness the premier of > > > the Chapters Dialogue movie, which will be released to the public > > > shortly after. If you cannot attend the session and don’t find me > > > hanging around at the Wikimedia Deutschland booth in the Community > > > Village, you can reach me via my user page[2] or via email. > > > > > > I would like to take this opportunity to again express my sincere > > > gratitude to everyone who participated, be it as one of the 94 > > > interviewees or one of our mentors, critical friend or supporter in > > > any other way. It’s been a blast! > > > > > > A very special and very warm thank you goes out to Kira. Together, we > > > rocked this last year and went through most exciting times. Kira is no > > > longer working for WMDE, but I promised to forward her every comment > > > and email that we receive from you. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Nicole > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/The_State_of_Wikimedia_-_A_movement_Dialogue > > > [2] > > https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nicole_Ebber_%28WMDE%29 > > > > > > > > > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland – Chapters Dialogue > > > Nicole Ebber (Project Lead), Kira Krämer (Project Manager) > > > > > > Executive Summary > > > Wikimedia is a global movement: the Wikimedia Foundation, the > > > Wikimedia Chapters and the international communities work and fight > > > for Free Knowledge. In spring 2013, Wikimedia Deutschland initiated a > > > structured assessment of the movement organisations’ needs, goals and > > > stories: the Chapters Dialogue. Nicole Ebber led the project and hired > > > Kira Krämer, who adapted the Design Thinking methodology to the > > > process. > > > > > > In the course of the project (August 2013-February 2014), 94 movement > > > representatives (volunteers and staff) from Chapters, the Wikimedia > > > Foundation as well as the Funds Dissemination Committee and the > > > Affiliations Committee were interviewed. > > > > > > The interviewees spoke about their understanding of roles and > > > relationships within the movement, of responsibilities that come with > > > being a Chapter or being the WMF. They described their goals and > > > stories, what support they need and who they think is in a position to > > > offer this support. > > > > > > The synthesis of all the interviews resulted in an overall picture of > > > the movement and a distillate of the most pressing issues. The > > > findings and insights cover these main areas, which have had a great > > > influence on the movement as it is today. > > > > > > Lack of empathy and the persistence of old narratives: All the > > > conflicts described in this report are based on causes that are deep > > > rooted and manifested in people’s perceptions about each other that > > > still persist today. Each party in the movement has its own needs and > > > tries to solve issues in its own interests, while lacking empathy for > > > other views, opinions, contexts and behaviour. > > > > > > Measuring success when exploring new territory: The movement lacks a > > > definition of what impact actually means to it, as all Wikimedia > > > activities can be described as exploring entirely new territory. > > > Chapters struggle with proving that they and their activities are > > > worth invested in while WMF has difficulty providing a clear movement > > > strategy. > > > > > > Organisational structures: Organisational structures have grown > > > organically without any official recommendation for or analysis of the > > > best organisational form to achieve impact. The lack of a shared > > > understanding about the Chapters’ role and contribution to the > > > movement causes severe insecurities and is fuelling conflicts and > > > misperceptions. > > > > > > Money-driven decisions: Creating a consensus about money, its > > > collection and responsible dissemination (donors’ trust!) is scarcely > > > possible. The Haifa trauma persistently blights the relationship > > > between WMF and the Chapters, fuelled by additional disagreement about > > > the new fundraising and grantmaking processes. > > > > > > The gap in leadership: Who should take the leadership role and what > > > should leadership in the Wikimedia movement look like? Adopting the > > > narrowed focus, the WMF clearly states that it does not see the > > > development of movement entities as their duty. Chapters on the other > > > hand expect the WMF to take a leading role in Chapters’ development, > > > while the WMF expects Chapters to be more proactive. > > > > > > None of these conflicts can be viewed in isolation, and no solution > > > can be developed without a thorough understanding and frank > > > conversations about the causes in the first place. We therefore > > > consider that it would be highly irresponsible to suggest solutions to > > > any of the described issues. Instead, we have distilled tough > > > questions from the insights that need to be addressed urgently and > > > answered in an open and comprehensive manner: > > > > > > 1. What do we as a movement want to achieve? Do we run a website or > > > foster free knowledge? Why are we doing the things we do, and what > > > for? > > > 2. How do we define impact when exploring new territory? And how do we > > > measure success? > > > 3. What is the role of the Wikimedia Foundation? > > > 4. How do we want to communicate with each other? How can we build the > > > necessary empathy and learn from each other? How can we overcome the > > > old narrative and perceptions? > > > 5. Where does the money come from and where should it go? Should money > > > be the limiting factor when striving for Free Knowledge? > > > 6. What movement framework is best suited to fulfil the Wikimedia > > mission? > > > > > > The way things are at present inhibits the movement from striving > > > effectively for Free Knowledge. Instead of using its full potential to > > > further its mission, it revolves around itself. The common mission is > > > at serious risk if the movement does not tackle the causes of its > > > problems. > > > > > > These tough questions can only be approached in a structured and > > > professional way, with dedication and commitment. There is no point in > > > tinkering with the symptoms and finding single-problem solutions. > > > > > > The Chapters Dialogue concludes with the recommendation to build upon > > > the insights and to initiate a sequel: the design of a framework for > > > the Wikimedia movement in which it can work strongly and effectively > > > towards its mission in a professional way, yet stay true to its > > > grassroots and maintain its diversity. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Nicole Ebber > > Leiterin Internationales > > Head of International Affairs > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > > Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0 > > > > http://wikimedia.de > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter > > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > Pierre-Selim > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
